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Tokyo Majin - More gruesome than pretty much everything else airing right now, although everything is for the sake of fun. People dying with bees carving a nest inside them while you actually see the holes being made = ENORMOUS WIN.

Red Garden - Ended recently, it's like a mixture of a fashion girls melodrama with Gantz, the overstated melodrama is part of the fun.

Claymore is one of the darker series airing this season. I believe two episodes have aired thus far, and both lead me to believe that this will be one amazing series. It doesn't have much intentional comedy, or anything other then serious subject matter. The artwork and colouring of the series give it a certain mood and atmosphere that alone will send a certain chill down your spine. Each episode is packed with emotion, as well, and I'm sure this will be a tearjerker in the end. I can sense some strong psychological drama coming along down the road.

Elfen Lied is older (August 2005 was it?) but by far one of my favorite series. It's brutally dark, intriguing, psychological, and of course - packed with gore. It's brilliantly animated, and the music is also rather high-end. Quality.

I want to check out Red Garden now, so thanks to those that suggested it in this thread.

Since they not been mentioned, Trinity Blood is dark, as is Vampire Princess Miyu and Chrono Crusade (though Chrono Crusade does have some comic relief).Koi Kaze is not really dark, but certainly depressing, and different from everything else mentioned.

And though I have yet to see it, SaiKano has a reputation of being on the darker side, and is supposed to be good. There's one more that is in the same category, Grave of the Fireflies. Supposed to be exceptionally dark and depressing, and also extremely good, but I'm sort of afraid to watch it.

I don't know how SaiKano ends, but I can assure you, none of the others will leave you feeling happy. Chrono Crusade made me cry a lot, and for Koi Kaze... my face was wet with tears continually, starting at about episode 3.

Try Mononoke, a series putatively about fighting demons but really about human malevolence. The dark storylines are set in some of the most beautiful, and colorful, animation I've ever seen.

Mononoke was preceded by a three-episode arc called Bakeneko that concluded the (licensed) series Ayakashi Ayashi Samurai Horror Tales. (It's being released on DVD in R1 in the next few days.) You don't need to see it in order to enjoy Mononoke, but it's definitely worth watching and, in my case, buying.

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. One might think its another one of those comedy harem type of shows, but if you look deeper into it beneath its skin, its really as dark as what the name suggests it is. Kafuka, as pointed out by some members who has knowledge about human psychology, is a true bonafide psychopath in the making.

I don't know if they're going to follow the 'dark' path, but School Days is on my list just on that reason alone.

Afro Samurai though might be more up your alley, but then again, you'll probably have seen it already as everyone I know who's the least bit interested watched when it was broadcasted over at Spike TV.

Of course, if there's one licensed series I can't recommend enough, it's Noein. Don't let the first few episodes fool you, this show touches on a lot of dark subjects as it goes on. Worth every penny in my collection.

I was surprised ot not see Death Note in your list. Its about a young man who finds a death note that lets him kill people by writing down their names, so he starts using it to kill all criminals and become god of a new world

Location: I ask myself that question often, but the answer is always: Germany

I like Claymore, somehow. Even though there's nothing special about if you subtract the Claymores itself. Just the usual "I'm kinda evil, even tho I appear nice to you" bigboss, "I'm such a sentimental boy, you know" subcharakter - and well, all that kitchy stuff Animes are so popular for. But I have to admit.. it's somewhat bearable in this series.

The other mentioned stuff needs to be checked out. Thanks for the suggestions.